BIRMINGHAM, England : An Ashes test match that remained unpredictable from the first ball on Friday to Tuesday's nerve-jangling climax had one constant - Australia opener Usman Khawaja.While England's merry band of mercurial entertainers, captained by the risk-taking Ben Stokes, ripped up the test match t
BIRMINGHAM, England : An Ashes test match that remained unpredictable from the first ball on Friday to Tuesday's nerve-jangling climax had one constant - Australia opener Usman Khawaja.
But without deserved man-of-the-match Khawaja, Australia would have been bounced out by England's 'Bazball'. Incredibly he batted on all five days of a rollercoaster match, facing 518 deliveries and spending an astonishing 796 minutes at the crease, barely offering up a chance. "The plan was everyone to bat at their own pace. Having had a good first innings he had a good feel for the wicket but everyone chipped in."
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